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Family
Programs
December 2012
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See 1940s New York City through the eyes of kids! Experience WWII & NYC with gallery hunts and special kids' activities each day at 2pm including Code Breakers! (12/27) to learn and practice wartime code making techniques; Plane Spotting Bingo (12/28 & 1/1) to identify different airplanes; and Dance Your Bobby Socks Off! (12/29-30), with classic Jitterbug and Lindy hop lessons! Ages 8 and up.
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Look, imagine, draw, and create — in Spanish! Spanish-speaking or Spanish-learning families explore history through art making in this educator-led gallery and studio program. Educator Rosa Tejada leads a new program each month that invites families to participate in an enriching, hands-on learning experience by leading children and adults through conversations in the galleries and art making in the studio. Ages 7 and up.
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Daily scavenger hunts for families reveal the magnificent details of train scenes in Holiday Express: Toys and Trains from the Jerni Collection, an exhibition featuring a wide array of nineteenth century model trains, train stations and sheds, bridges and tunnels, carousels, Ferris wheels and figurines. Ages 4 and up.
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Little New-Yorkers
Every Tuesday and Friday at 3:30 pm
New stories and fun crafts. Ages 3-5.
Cross-Stitch Circle
Every Thursday at 3:30 pm
Beginners and seasoned stitches welcome. Ages 7 and up.
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Perfect for Grandparents! A family membership is a great opportunity for different generations to learn, share and experience history and art together.
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Big Apple Circus presents Legendarium: A Journey into Circus Past. See it through January 13, 2013 under the Big Top at Damrosch Park in Lincoln Center (62nd Street between Amsterdam and Columbus Avenues). Tickets start at $25 and are available at tickets.bigapplecircus.org or by calling (888) 541-3750. No seat is more than 50 feet from the Globe's Most Spectacular Circus Performers!
Special for New-York Historical Society members: Use promo code SAVE for 25% off on individual tickets for select dates and performances.
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Save the date of Saturday, January 26, 2013 and join us for our first ever family party! Kids will be inspired and challenged at activity booths with themes ranging from early New Amsterdam history to the World War II era. By tasting food from New Amsterdam, discovering what a Civil War encampment looks like, and dressing up as a Newsie,children of all ages will collect passport stamps as they experience history first-hand.
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ADDRESS
New-York Historical Society
170 Central Park West
at Richard Gilder Way (77th St)
New York, NY 10024
Phone (212) 873-3400
TTY (212) 873-7489
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MUSEUM / STORE HOURS
Tuesday-Thursday: 10am - 6pm
Friday: 10am - 8pm
Saturday: 10am - 6pm
Sunday: 11am - 5pm
Closed Tuesday, December 25
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RENTALS
Hold your next children's event at the DiMenna Children's History Museum! Perfect for birthday parties, please call (212) 873-3466 or e-mail for more info.
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